Editorial on American economy and foreign competition
An editorial questions the future of the U S economy amid global competition. It notes past U S overseas industries and trade surpluses, cites consumer demand for limiting Japanese imports, and warns that unrestricted free enterprise could lead to a 'gunless World War III' if nations push rival strategies. It discusses Chrysler and Lee Iacocca facing Japan, and the paradox of preferring imports yet resisting them.
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United States
U.S
Mitsubishi
Public debate over Clinton Lake resort plan in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks weighs allowing private firms to build convention centers and resorts on state park land near Clinton Lake. Residents discuss balancing new development with currently valued recreation, noting potential crowding and environmental impact while urging careful study and protection of the lake’s recreational resources.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Wildlife and Parks
Clinton Lake
Lawrence
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Clinton
Commentary on New York Pride and town growth efforts
A weekly column notes mixed civic themes from a New York Pride campaign aiming to make the city more liveable to community pride in Ottawa and a spring farmers market. It laments memory lapses and praises newspaper redesigns like The Herald’s as a form of industry self examination.
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America
Ottawa
New York City
New York
Alco
Herald
Wichita Eagle
Independence
Examiner
Emporia Gazette
New
Kansas City Star
Liberals' Shopping Guide Criticized as Unfair Satire
A liberal shopping guide titled Shopping for a Better World rates companies by politics. CEP excludes Pentagon-contract firms and opposes nuclear power, drawing praise from Time and Newsweek, while provoking conservative backlash over perceived blacklist tactics.
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Council On Economic Priorities
CEP
America
Gene LaRocque
Time
Newsweek
NBC Today Show
Soviet Union
Communist
China
Caterpillar plan and a bad floor illustrate better solutions
The author criticizes Bill Bennett and his drug policy idea of using caterpillars to eat coca leaves, arguing it ignores complex realities. He compares Bennett’s rhetoric to a faulty garage floor crisis and warns that flashy schemes won’t fix deep problems in education, drugs, or foreign policy.
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Bill Bennett
Bennett
Republican Party
Bush
Stalin
Reagan
South America
America
Vietnam
NCCC support letter questioned by Ottawa writer
A reader criticizes Bettie Sue Shumway for a Legislative Report on Neosho County Community College in Ottawa arguing her stance misuses tax funds. The letter asserts NCCC nursing program exceeds a good job with 100 percent boards pass rate and job placement, and notes out-of-district fees fund district colleges.
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Neosho County Community College
Ottawa Herald
Bettie Sue Shumway
Munity College
Johnson County Community College
Jim Hitch
NCCC
Franklin County
Chanute
Ottawa
Garden City Community College
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Philip Clarke
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